The 40 test centres nearest to Trowell, 45 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Trowell first
Seven Oaks Road, Stanton By Dale, DE7 4QU
164 Pasture Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8GQ
Unit 8, 169 Pasture Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8HZ
Unit 1b, Quarry Hill Industrial Park, Ilkeston, DE7 4RB
Unit 15b Eagle Road, Quarry Hill Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, DE7 4RB
25 Pasture Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8HR
Hickings Lane, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8PA
Unit1 Balloon Wood Industrial Estate, Coventry Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, NG9 3GJ
Cloudside Garage, Ilkeston Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5EA
Nottingham Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8AU
Amilda Avenue, Ilkeston, DE7 5DB
New Oakwell Garage, Derby Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5FH
The Gateway, Derby Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5FH
Victoria Garage, Victoria Street, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7AP
1a Sandiacre Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8EX
The Ropewalk, Station Road, Iikeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HX
Unit 2 Plot 11 the Rope Walk, Ilkeston, DE7 5HX
Units E & F, Digby Business Park, Digby Street, Ilkeston, DE7 5TG
Station Road, Ilkeston, DE7 5TB
158 Derby Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7AY
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Trs Commercials Limited in Stanton By Dale (DE7 4QU) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Trowell in a straight line. There are 45 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 14 centres within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Trowell as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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